# Il Poggio di Gavi

> Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. Winery profile from Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/il-poggio-di-gavi).

- **Region:** Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
- **Address:** Fraz. Rovereto 171, 15066 Gavi (AL)
- **Coordinates:** 44.706331, 8.7828334
- **Winemaker:** Francesca Federica Poggio
- **Website:** https://www.ilpoggiodigavi.com/
- **Instagram:** @ilpoggiodigavi
- **Tours:** available
- **Tastings:** available
- **Curated profile:** yes (researched in depth by Il Vino Bello)
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-09

## About

Il Poggio di Gavi is a family estate on the Rovereto hill, one of the historic crus of Gavi, run by Francesca Poggio. She left a job in real estate on 31 July 2003 to revive the family cellar, starting from a farmhouse and a few hectares of vines. The first official year, 2004, gave 4,000 bottles; today the cellar fills about 40,000, shipped to almost every market. Her husband Angelo looks after the vineyards and woods, her sister Alessandra runs the wine resort and B&B, and her daughter Giorgia deals with visitors. Cortese leads the range: several still Gavi bottlings, from the bright, young Nuvole to the acacia-aged Sole sul Poggio, plus a metodo classico and an ancestral-method sparkler. Timorasso and Barbera come from Monleale in the Colli Tortonesi. No herbicides or insecticides are used, and the vines are moving to organic. Gavi DOCG is a Cortese appellation in the province of Alessandria, close to the Ligurian coast.

## Visits & tastings

The tasting room sits among the vines on Rovereto hill and opens by appointment; the family also runs a bed and breakfast on the property.

**Tastings**
- **Gavi e Sapori** · 4 glasses of Gavi with a board of local products · 1 h · €35 per person
- **Gold Gavi Experience** · 6 wines incl. sparkling and older vintages · 2 h · €50 per person

**Tours**
- **Gavi Experience** · vineyard tour and Gavi tasting · 40 min · €18 per person
- **E-bike for a day** · through the Gavi hills · 8 h · €65 per person

**Food & stay**
- **Picnic among the vines** · local specialities and a bottle of wine · 1 h 30 · €25 per person
- B&B rooms on the estate, two nights minimum at weekends

**Good to know**
- By appointment Mon to Fri 8:30 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00; Sat and Sun by reservation only

**Contact**
- [+39 338 3970590](tel:+393383970590)
- [info@ilpoggiodigavi.com](mailto:info@ilpoggiodigavi.com)
- [Book](https://www.ilpoggiodigavi.com/esperienze/)
- Fraz. Rovereto 171, 15066 Gavi (AL)

## Wines (10)

- [Betó](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/il-poggio-di-gavi-beto.md) (no longer produced): Monferrato Rosso DOC, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Red. A Merlot and Cabernet Franc blend that reflects the owner's love of French wines, dedicated to her father.
- [Etichetta Nera](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/il-poggio-di-gavi-etichetta-nera.md): Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG, Cortese 100%, White. The estate's first label, a Gavi from the vines around the family house on Rovereto hill, on red stony soil with old vines.
- [Francesca Poggio Metodo Classico](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/il-poggio-di-gavi-francesca-poggio-metodo-classico.md): Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG, Cortese 100%, Sparkling. The estate's metodo classico from Cortese, a pas dose left on its lees for four to five years.
- [L'Ape](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/il-poggio-di-gavi-l-ape.md): Cortese 100%, Sparkling. A brut metodo classico from Cortese made for the aperitivo, nine months on the lees.
- [L'Eco](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/il-poggio-di-gavi-l-eco.md): Cortese 100%, Sparkling. A cloudy ancestral-method frizzante from Cortese, bottled mid-fermentation and left on its lees.
- [La Rosa dei 20](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/il-poggio-di-gavi-la-rosa-dei-20.md): Barbera 100%, Sparkling. A Barbera rose metodo classico, brut, with 24 months on the lees.
- [Luna sul Poggio](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/il-poggio-di-gavi-luna-sul-poggio.md): Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG, Cortese 100%, White. The Cortese that distils the most typical traits of the grape, from a south-west facing amphitheatre of hills north of Gavi; good young and able to rest a few years in the cellar.
- [Nuvole sul Poggio](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/il-poggio-di-gavi-nuvole-sul-poggio.md): Gavi DOCG, Cortese 100%, White. The summer wine of the range: fresh, clear and pure, from a single south-east facing vineyard and best young.
- [Rosso sul Poggio](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/il-poggio-di-gavi-rosso-sul-poggio.md) (no longer produced): Monferrato Dolcetto DOC, Dolcetto, Red
- [Sbircio](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/il-poggio-di-gavi-sbircio.md): Colli Tortonesi DOC Monleale, Barbera 100%, Red. A Barbera from the marl hills of Monleale at 300 metres, fermented spontaneously and aged in barrique.
- [Sole sul Poggio](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/il-poggio-di-gavi-sole-sul-poggio.md): Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG, Cortese 100%, White. A rich Gavi from Rovereto aged in acacia wood, made to show that Gavi can age; the producer says it can develop for 10 years.
- [Volo sul Poggio](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/il-poggio-di-gavi-volo-sul-poggio.md): Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso, Timorasso 100%, White. A still white Timorasso from the hills of Monleale Alta, fermented on the skins and rested on fine lees in concrete.